Travis Ishikawa

Here we go:    First Base: Travis Ishikawa is not the answer on an everyday basis.  More likely, Travis is a late-inning defensive replacement and spot starter. Should

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 No, Uribe will definitely be in there at third base, which means Pablo at first, and no Travis Ishikawa (who had two more RBI's last night).  It's impossible to sit Uribe right now.  He had two hits and three more RBI's last night, boosting his average to .289 on the season.  Uribe has four homers and 12 RBI's in his last 10 games.  Bochy needs to right that hot-hand as long as possible.

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 Juan Uribe and Travis Ishikawa carried over the good vibes from Sunday with two hits apiece Monday.

  Although everything went exactly as hoped for Monday, it's a new night tonight as the Rockies send THEIR ACE to the mound with Ubaldo Jimenez going up against Barry Zito.  

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 Uribe and Travis Ishikawa each banged out three hits, while Sanchez, Sandoval, and Winn each contributed two hits.  It was nice to see Sanchez come through with a clutch two-run sing

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se the gap in the wild card race to just two games heading into the weekend showdown.

  Travis Ishikawa's three-runner Tuesday night was just what the team needed to bounce back and grab a win, and erase that awful taste from Monday night in Denver.  Not only were the Giants short-handed themselves - playing without Freddy Sanchez (15-Day DL), Pablo Sandoval (strained calf), or Molina - they had to go up against Danny Haren, who is one of the top pitchers in the entire league.  So it was crucial to get the offensive contributions from Ishikawa and Juan Uribe, who has gone deep in each of the first two games of the series (numbers 7 and 8 on the season).  On the other side of the ledger:  Velez, Garko, Rowand, and Winn really need to get things going period.  Pablo and Bengie (and Sanchez) will all be back in the line-up soon, but it's not fair to rely on guys like Ryan Rohlinger; just called up from Fresno (0-for-3 Wednesday night), or Eli Whiteside (batting .228 after also taking an 0-for-3).

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 Does anyone remember Dave Roberts?   Travis Ishikawa is another guy with something to prove.  Back on Memorial Day with his starting job in jeopardy, Ishikawa had a fo

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ng.  I am not getting over excite BUT it is entertaining to watch these young kids play.  Travis Ishikawa went 3-for-3 with 2 home runs, a single, and 4 RBIs.  I was listening to

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